Blog Post: Hispanics and Technology: Where Do We Stand?

Latinos Online: Summary of Findings at a Glance

• Fifty-six percent of Latinos in the U.S. use the internet.
• Just one in three Latinos who speak only Spanish go online.
• Latinos are the most underrepresented in the US Tech workforce at 3.5%
• Differences in levels of education and English proficiency explain much of the difference in internet usage between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.
• Latinos are less likely than whites to have an internet connection at home.
• Some Latinos who do not use the internet are connecting to the communications revolution in a different way – via cell phone.

Source: Pew 3/07

So what do you think? For some, these quick facts represent opportunities.  And yet for others, it shows the limited scope of research. Love to hear your thoughts.